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We’d wanted to interview Leslie Winston for several years, and judging by the number of requests we’ve received at The Rialto Report, many of you have been curious to hear from her too.
And why not: Leslie started out in the early 1980s as a popular pin-up model, appearing in scores of magazines across the country. She was on the cover of many of them, often with different names. She was Lisa, Lynn, Wendy, Molly, and many others – too numerous to mention.
On the face of it she was a young, happy, pretty girl-next-door type. That is if your neighbor had a rather large chest, a foot fetish, and a fondness for appearing in lactation and enema pictorials.
And then Leslie moved into adult films.
But unlike many of her contemporaries, she didn’t want to be a big porn star, and seemed happy appearing in supporting roles for several years.
Away from the movie set, her life was just as interesting. She lived in a romantic relationship with the adult film star Tigr, also known as Chelsea Manchester, for several years, she partied with OJ Simpson, and collaborated with Timothy Leary, all whilst raising a daughter.
When I contacted Leslie, I realized that someone who’d never wanted publicity may not be interested in being interviewed after all these years.
And it turned out, that was partly true. But there was another more important issue. You see, Leslie had had a second child, a daughter who was now in her teens. And Leslie hadn’t yet talked about her past with her. Not wanting to create any personal issues for her, we were happy to step aside.
In January this year however, the two of them finally had that conversation.
And so, on this Rialto Report, Leslie Winston talks about her life openly for the first time.
The running time of this podcast is 80 minutes.
The musical playlist for this episode can be found on Spotify.
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Leslie Winston – Private scrapbooks
After retirment
Leslie Winston – today
Leslie Winston – today
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Leslie Winston – Adult magazines and films
With Anna Ventura
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Thank you for this podcast. I’m looking forward to listening. Leslie was one the ubiquitous faces from the newsstand back in the days of Reagan, video, and new wave music. Always a pleasure to see her smiling from the cover of the magazines. She was typical of the wholesome and friendly models who appear to have disappeared over the years. As our president would say: SAD!
I prefer to hear the stories from the supporting characters of the industry, rather than the big names.
More please!
I agree with Berry J, during that era of the early 80’s Ginger Lynn, Amber Lynn and Christy Canyon were on the covers of all the magazines and VHS boxes, we know all about them. But it is great to hear from supporting stars that have fans who miss them like Leslie, hopefully in the future we can hear about Nikki Knights, Nikki Randall, Gina Valentino, Kari Foxx and Tamara Longley, Lacey Logan. They seldom got the cover of the VHS box but were great too
A touching and insightful overview of what it’s like to look back at a career in the adult film industry, from the perspective of 30 years and several kids later.
Very enjoyable.
I only know Leslie from the scenes she did with the just-starting Christy Canyon but, as always, a very enlightening and warm interview.
Didn’t listen to the podcast yet, but certainly looking forward to it. The last time I saw Leslie, she was in a pictorial in a 1999 issue of Voluptuous magazine. Need I say, she looked GREAT! Her face and her titties were more beautiful than ever! Cool to see her in those photos above, Still HOT as hell, and in great shape!
What a fantastic interview!! This was one of the best.!!
I had never heard of Leslie Winston before, but now I will certainly look up her scenes! This was a great interview, and what helped make it so great (in my opinion) was that she was not such a huge star in the 80s, so her take is different from others. So like VHS Vin said – more supporting stars!
Despite April’s considerable talent in interviewing, this podcast was vastly more about the interviewee than anything historical. If you are a fan of the interviewee you will love the podcast. As to the rest…. Not so much.
Phew – I’m pleased that the interview was about the interviewee. It would be unfortunate if I tuned into an interview with Leslie Winston and it turned out to about nuclear physics.
Thanks for the advice!
What a lady…what a podcast. This goes to show what a woman Leslie Winston was/is. Not only did she manage to navigate successfully through the (sometimes) tricky paths of the adult industry but raised a family and created a second great career afterwards. A strong woman with wisdom and character.Wish you all the best LW!
Never saw Leslie in a movie, just one photo in a magazine from her movie days. What a beauty..then and now. Thank Leslie for allowing us to see her now.
Would love to see an interview with Tish Ambrose on the Rialto Report!
Great interview, nice to see Leslie is in a happy place with her life.
Superb interview April. This is a beautiful document.
Leslie sounds so happy, and that’s the best. She has few if any regrets and it’s clear the wisdom of maturity has blessed her in many ways. Still sexy as hell too.
Happy Birthday, Leslie! Just listened to your podcast, again!
I wondered who she was from video dl’s and now I know. Thank You.
She is only getting better with age.
Old School makes the grade A plus.
After I visit Leslie Winston at a Convention, I had to hear this podcast about her. I was truly grateful to see her face to face, without a doubt she is so “down to earth” and has the time to talk to her fans for hours.
She is absolutely stunning for her age
Thank you so much for this podcast April, this is truly one of the best.
Once again, fantastic interview April!!!! The music choices were spot on!
MISTYK the DJ